The hunting society "Manastir Morača" is doing everything to help the farmers from that part of the Kolasin municipality, on whose properties wild pigs have caused more damage, says the manager. Rajko Medenica.
According to him, due to the excessive number of that game, the hunting season will start a month earlier - on September 1, instead of October 1.
"It was not easy to come to that solution, because the laws governing hunting and game protection are very strict. Based on our request, the Ministry of Agriculture issued a decision on the earlier start of the wild boar hunting season. So the Hunting Society really contributes to solving the problem, but within the framework of laws and regulations on hunting, which also guide us through management and management. The relevant ministry and the Hunting Association (LS) help us in this. Everything that was promised to the locals from all three instances was done," says Medenica.
He explains that the Hunting Society, with the aim of constructively solving the problem of damage caused by wild boars on properties, is trying to find a way to establish funds from which one-time seasonal assistance would be paid to the hosts of the Moračka region. The hunting society does not have the possibility for such help, because, as he claims, the money collected from the hunting fee is not even enough for the basic activity of the society.
For this reason, he says, at least 10.000 euros are missing every year for the basis of the activity, which are obtained through sponsorships, or the money is provided by several members of the Society "from their own pockets".
Medenica claims that the media coverage of the damage caused by wild pigs is "often one-sided" and that in this way "great damage is done to hunting in Montenegro". He reminds that "game animals cause damage everywhere, but only a few people who have properties in the area of Morača are heard".
Referring to the statements of a few locals who told "Vijesta" a few days ago that boars destroy their crops year after year, Medenica explains that such accusations "continually come from older people who generally do not live permanently in the Moravian villages, but are eager for publicity or outraged by the suppression of poaching".
According to him, out of about 250 members of the "Manastir Morača" Hunting Society, 235 are locals. He points out that "the first and only condition for membership in the society is to own a house and property in the territory where the hunting ground is located."
"Wild pigs, like everywhere in Montenegro, cause damage to the properties of all the members of the "Monastir Morača" Hunting Society. However, they, like the rest of our neighbors, understand the legal limitations, understand our efforts and strive to mitigate or solve this problem with constructive proposals to the authorities at the state level. The others, who live in, say, Podgorica or Budva, come to Morača once every 15 days, plant a field and expect it to take care of itself. When damage occurs, they call journalists".
According to him, claims that only wild boars from the Manastir Morača hunting grounds are causing damage to properties in Morača are unfounded. Medenica says that the wild boar is a "migratory animal, which can travel 30 kilometers in one night".
He explains that the Hunting Society distributed about 100 "electric shepherds" to farmers, and that in this way, he claims, fields can be protected from wild pigs.
Meadows, says Medenica, suffer the most damage from wild game, and as a result, many householders cannot mow sufficient amounts of hay for the winter feeding of livestock and bear the costs of mowing in other parts of the municipality, or of purchasing additional fodder.
"Those who speak to journalists about the damage they suffer from wild pigs should understand that the land we live on is not only ours, but also that of all the animals that live in our hunting grounds. We must protect and take care of game, because until a few years ago we had almost complete extermination of some species, and today some species are seriously endangered. The state has found a way to counter this, through the work of LD, controlled breeding and hunting, maintenance and conservation. "I guess that's a much better way, than for anyone to pick up a rifle and kill the animals one by one," says Medenica.
He claims that in recent years, order has been brought to the Manastir Morača hunting ground, that the hunting ground has been restored, poaching has been suppressed, that it is managed in accordance with the laws... At the same time, he reminds, LD is trying to find ways through early initiatives to improve awareness of the necessity of a more careful relationship and game protection.
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